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Bárbara Teixeira

Energizer · DISC type I
Director of Product Design at Sword Health
📍 Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

Bárbara is the Director of Product Design at Sword Health, where she focuses on connecting creativity, technology, and business needs to create engaging products. A graduate of the Faculdade de Belas-Artes da Universidade de Lisboa, she previously scaled teams and led major website rebranding projects at Talkdesk.

She is a strong advocate for remote-first work culture, believing that strong bonds and high efficiency can thrive in a remote setting. Motivated by strategic thinking, planning, and collaboration, she is passionate about shaping high-performance teams and helping people build fulfilling career paths.

She has spoken on the podcast "Ilusões de Grandeza" about the unique challenges and meaningful wins of designing products for the healthcare industry.

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Experience
17 Years
Current Role
Director of Product Design
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
Personality Overview

How Bárbara shows up

Enthusiastic
Big Picture Person
Imaginative

They are friendly, approachable and love to make new connections. They are not always early adopters but can be pursuaded by leveraging strong relationships. They are always positive and upbeat, so take their promises with a pinch of salt.

Priorities

Topics Bárbara cares about

Design in Healthcare
Leads product design at Sword Health and has publicly discussed the unique challenges and impact of creating user experiences in the healthcare sector.
Team Leadership
Passionate about shaping cross-functional, high-performance teams and building career paths where individuals are highly motivated and can shine.
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Career

Work history

7-2023
Director of Product Design
Sword Health
8-2021 - 5-2023
Senior Manager, UX Design - Web Team
Talkdesk
9-2018 - 8-2021
Design Manager - Web Team
Talkdesk
9-2017 - 8-2018
Senior UX Designer - Creative Team
Talkdesk
4-2017 - 9-2017
Digital Designer Consultant
Microsoft
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2001 - 2007
BA
Faculdade de Belas-Artes da Universidade de Lisboa
2005 - 2006
Multimedia Design
ETIC
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

Influence (I) reflects the degree to which a person prefers to work by influencing or persuading others. Those scoring high tend to be people oriented, motivated by social recognition and building relationships.

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